@Chuck Raderstorf Not sure what your situation is and in case Rodney doesn't answer you, but here are few things to think about.  1) the list of preferred funding sources and network of lenders will be provided to either everyone who attends the 3 day course, meaning hundreds of people or more or it will provided to those want to spend $20K to $70K, so you'd be in competition with a lot of others. 2) No experienced private lender, that you don't know, will lend to an inexperienced rehabber, unless they (the Lenders) are total idiots.  3) It is likely that you will end up using hard money if you don't have your own funds or access to some private money.  4)  I'm certain there are hard money lenders in your area available via the web or your local REIA.   

When I started I looked but the guys I could find were not as interested in training the competition as I had hopped. 

This is due to less competition, low inventory / tenant demand for a finished product in these areas.  

Next time, I will be more carefull and will put a heavy earnest money like this time I had done it. 

The fees tend to be $700.00 to $1,200.00 on the west coast and $1,200.00 to $1,800.00 on the east coast where there is less competition. 

The condition of houses I'm looking to buy precludes most heavy remodeling jobs.  

. - be better than your competition - put up GREAT photos (spend $ for professional ones it's worth it!)

However, with the competition popping up in my market (Cincinnati ohio/northern ky).

Just my two cents.....I would recommend that you write down the necessary tasks in your business that 1) you like the least, 2) make you the least amount of money for your time, 3) do not negatively impact your competitive advantage if outsourced, 4) are easily transferrable and teachable to others, and 5) would free up your time to work on more profitable tasks.

But maybe.And if this company does all the heavy lifting then of course they must be making a pretty darn good spread on the sale of the asset to the investor as this is a management intensive endeavor dealing with defaulted owners..